The Homer Book

The Simpsons Library of Wisdom

by Matt Groening

Homer Simpson is a man's man, an Average Joe, a loving father and husband, and a devoted beer drinker. But do you know the "real" Homer? Find out what's on Homer's mind, discover the mysteries of Homer's fridge, hang out in Homer's haunts; meet his friends and enemies; and spend a typical day with the lovable lout who will lift you out of your D'oh-ldrums.  

Genres: Humor, Fiction, Tv, Comics, Comedy, Graphic Novels

96 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2004

About the author

Matthew Abram Groening is an American cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland, Oregon.

Groening is best known as the creator of The Simpsons. He is also the creator of Futurama and the author of the weekly comic strip Life in Hell. Groening distributed Life in Hell in the book corner of Licorice Pizza, a record store in which he worked.

He made his first professional cartoon sale to the avant-garde Wet magazine in 1978. The cartoon is still carried in 250 weekly newspapers.

Reviews

[Sophie Crane]

This slim little volume features everything you'd ever want to know about one of your favorite Simpsons characters, Homer. The book opens with a timeline reviewing all the significant milestones in Homer's life, from his childhood antics with friend Barney to many of the family trials which have been chronicled on the show. The various "Homer's Haunts" sections describe in detail some of Homer's most-visited sites, including the nuclear power plant and (of course) Mo's. Also featured are significant people in Homer's life, from his workplace friends and enemies to the people who have almost ruined his marriage (eg, Jacques, Mindy). You'll also get a review of his many, many jobs as well as countless food-related references (including "Things That Sound Like Food but Aren't"). Finally, the book begins and ends with Homer's Top 40 and his Bottom 40, respectively. A great stocking stuffer for any die-hard Simpsons fan!

[Mark]

A gripping biography of a profound and complex man.

[Amber the Human]

When I was a kid, my parents and I would often make unplanned stops at used book stores. And thus I found myself with "Bart Simpsons Guide to Life." I loved that book. Read and re-read it. Then one day it disappeared. Who knows where. I later found it and re-bought it and was very happy. So when I came across this book at the library, it reminded me fondly of other published Simpsons material. It did not disappoint.

[Don Incognito]

Boring. I found this at a library book sale. It contains around fifty pages of "jokes" often related to Homer Simpson. Only one joke was funny: Homer's list of "items that sound like food but aren't," which includes dingleberries; urinal cakes; cow pie; Disco Stu; hemorrhoid donut, and Soupy Sales.

It's going into my trash can. I'm glad it cost only fifty cents. Not recommended.

[Deniz]

Nothing short of the series we all know and love.

[Samra]

Awesome but needs an update as it was published in 04 so more stuff could be added. Cute and definitely part of my Simpsons memorabilia

[Myriam]

Pour les fans addict aux Simpsons.
Très bonnes les pages sur les mystères du frigo d’Homer lol

[Adrian Santiago]

Es como un especial entre "mejores capítulos" y "adivina la frase", como Homero de eje central.

Me recuerda a La Historia Secreta de Twin Peaks, donde entre tanta cosa sin sentido soltaban alguna historia, pista o dato mega importante para la trama. Solo que aquí a lo mucho es la mención de artistas de la vida real o personajes como Batman.

Es medio repetitivo y obvio en cosas y datos de algunos personajes. Pero el plus es que los datos como "frase favorita" son cosas que pasan en los capítulos. Supongo que es algo que mojaría a los weyes que están viendo una película de Marvel o algo así. Pero, por demás, está equis.

Lo mejor para mí fueron las ilustraciones.

[Nav]

This has no information you couldn't glean from the show (like character profiles or what Homer's dream house would look like).

[Dillon Harris]

A wonderful, quick and fun read. A great tribute to my favourite fictional character of all time.

[Seb]

Meh. It’s a Simpsons book, which is the plus side, but just seems to be an amalgamation of clumsily put together references to the TV show.

It’s well presented, as you’d expect and If you’re an avid Simpsons collector, then this is likely a great addition. If you’re just a fan of the show there’s nothing new here- probably best to stick with the comics.

[Doug]

Love all thing Simpsons so it goes without saying

[Killian]

I love the TV show The Simpsons so I loved this book all about Homer Simpson.

[lita]

oleh-oleh :)

[Vader]

5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish

[Nassim]

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